Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2

General warm up (10 minutes)resistance band pull a parts x 100 repsSanddune power steps x 100 repsAdex club barbarian pull overs x 25 repsSanddune push ups x 15 repsspecific warm up (5 minutes)bench press testrest as neededspecific warm up (5 minutes)deadlift tests**Note: no conditioning/accessory work during tests**

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #662

general warmup (5 minutes) rotation pushups x 25 reps situps x 25 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps mountain climbers x 75 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) 1 hand farmers walk set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) 1 hand farmers walk x 200 feet x 3 sets conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds) barbarian pulloversContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #662”

cool events coming up at the Cave in April

Wow! It’s almost time to start our quarterly strength and work capacity tests! Only one more week and the fun will be unleashed: 5 barbell tests, 2 bodyweight test, steel mace test, steel club test, sled push test Right after the tests we have our next Mace Fit® Instructor Certification (April 10-11) You can saveContinue reading “cool events coming up at the Cave in April”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #655

general warmup (15 minutes) windshield wiper squats x 25 reps Bulgarian bag 360’s x 15/15 reps situps x 25 reps stone carry x 100 feet specific warmup (5 minutes) grave diggers/sandbag shouldering set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round = grave diggers x 10 reps + sandbag shouldering x 10 reps conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #655”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #654

band-resisted Romanian deadlifts** ** full credit given to Mash elite Performance for this exercise general warmup (15 minutes) Sanddune squats x 15 reps Sanddune jumps x 10 reps side shuffles x 200 feet dumbbell high pulls x 10/10 reps donkey kicks x 10 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) Romanian deadlifts set up and light practiceContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #654”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #650

general warmup (15 minutes) Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Sanddune jumps x 10 reps grave digger front lunges x 12/12 reps resistance band suitcase deadlifts x 20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) machine belt squats set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) machine belt squats x 5 reps x 5 sets conditioning/accessory workContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #650”

Cave Strong-Iron Brotherhood (TOD) #639

general warmup (15 minutes) kettlebell figure 8’s to hold x 30 reps sandbag shouldering x 12/12 reps Sanddune plyo pushups x 15 reps heavy tappers x 5/5 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) sled push/frame carry set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round = heavy sled push x 50 feet + heavy frameContinue reading “Cave Strong-Iron Brotherhood (TOD) #639”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #597

general warm up (15 minutes) overhead weight plate carry x 100 feet mountain climbers x 100 reps sit ups x 25 reps weight plate wood choppers x 15/15 reps broad jumps x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) trap bar deadlifts set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) trap bar deadlifts x 4Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #597”

IF IT IS AWKWARD TO PICK UP WE’LL PROBABLY USE IT FOR TRAINING

Life doesn’t happen in a straight line Your body doesn’t move just one muscle at a time In the real world you will have to pick up things that don’t have handles You just have to be strong all over All the time Lifelong strong!